Thank you, Ed J Brown! I really enjoyed the course and it helped me to naturalize the process of creating an illustration for an article. Below I share the process of illustrating the chosen article. I also created a version for Behance that can be accessed here: 
https://www.behance.net/gallery/206542023/O-Poder-das-Flores-Editorial-illustration

 

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Chosen article: Flower Power Blooms in the Lab

 

Idea 1: Three plants, inside a PEDOT-S solution, glowing.

 

Idea 2: Interior of a house, with a lamp connected to a plant, illuminating the room.

 

Idea 3: Laboratory with different accessories/equipment and a rose, inside a PEDOT-S solution. Rose connected to a lamp that is on.

 

 

Chosen idea: 3

 

Final Illustration

 

 

Final Article

 

 

Application